EP2297890A1 - Systems and methods for controlling access to encrypted data stored on a mobile device - Google Patents

Systems and methods for controlling access to encrypted data stored on a mobile device

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EP2297890A1
EP2297890A1 EP09774182A EP09774182A EP2297890A1 EP 2297890 A1 EP2297890 A1 EP 2297890A1 EP 09774182 A EP09774182 A EP 09774182A EP 09774182 A EP09774182 A EP 09774182A EP 2297890 A1 EP2297890 A1 EP 2297890A1
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  • the present invention relates generally to the field of authentication and more particularly to accessing secured data on mobile devices.
  • Portable devices such as laptop computers, are commonly used to transport confidential data through public places. Unfortunately, such devices are susceptible to being lost, stolen, or accessed by unauthorized individuals, for example.
  • Encrypted data requires a key to be decrypted.
  • the key is stored on the mobile device, typically protected by a password.
  • a smart criminal or a professional crime organization can break such password protections and access first the key and then the data,
  • An exemplary method for accessing encrypted data with a mobile device comprises prearranging a response to a prompt, obtaining a decryption key from an access control system, and using the decryption key to decrypt the encrypted data with the mobile device.
  • the response can be a biometric response in some instances.
  • Obtaining the decryption key from the access control system includes receiving the prompt over a first communication channel from the access control system, providing the response to the access control system, and receiving by the mobile device the decryption key from the access control system.
  • prearranging the response to the prompt includes establishing a password or a biometric response, for example, as the response.
  • the prompt can comprise a personalized prompt, and can be one of a plurality of prompts in some embodiments.
  • the response to the access control system is provided over the first communication channel or over a second communication channel.
  • obtaining the decryption key further includes receiving a prompt for a claimant target and submitting the claimant target.
  • An exemplary method for controlling access to encrypted data stored on a mobile device comprises sending a prompt to the mobile device over a first communication channel, receiving a claimant response to the prompt, determining a match between the claimant response and a response template associated with the prompt, and sending the decryption key to the mobile device.
  • the claimant response can be a biometric response, for example.
  • the method further comprises storing the response template in association with the prompt.
  • the method can further comprise determining a permission for the user.
  • the method further comprises receiving a request for the decryption key from the mobile device before sending the prompt to the mobile device, and in some of these embodiments the request includes an identification of the mobile device and/or a claimant target.
  • the method may further comprise determining a permission for the mobile device.
  • the claimant response to the prompt is received over the first communication channel or over a second communication channel.
  • the method may further comprise sending a prompt for a claimant target and receiving the claimant target, in some instances.
  • An exemplary computing system includes logic programmed to send a prompt over a first communication channel, receive a claimant response to the prompt, determine a match between the claimant response and a response template associated with the prompt, and send the decryption key.
  • the logic may be further programmed, in various embodiments, to select a prompt from a plurality of prompts, to store the response template in association with the prompt, and/or to determine a permission for the user and/or the mobile device.
  • FIG. 1 shows an exemplary environment including a mobile device and an access control unit according to various embodiments of the invention.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates an exemplary method for accessing encrypted data with a mobile device according to various embodiments of the invention.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates an exemplary method for obtaining a decryption key from an access control system according to various embodiments of the invention.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates an exemplary method for controlling access to encrypted data on a mobile device according to various embodiments of the invention.
  • the present disclosure is directed to systems and methods that protect encrypted data on mobile devices by storing a decryption key remotely from the mobile device.
  • the mobile device obtains the decryption key from a remote site, such as a remote server.
  • the remote server can control access to the encrypted data by controlling access to the decryption key.
  • the server can implement user authentication as a condition for providing the decryption key so that only authorized individuals can access the encrypted data.
  • Access to the encrypted data can also be controlled by withholding the decryption key where, for instance, a mobile device has been reported to be lost or stolen, or once an individual's access privilege has been revoked, or at certain times of the day.
  • FIG. 1 shows an exemplary environment 100 for carrying out various methods described herein.
  • the environment 100 comprises an access control system 110 in communication with a mobile device 120 over a communication channel 130.
  • the access control system 1 10 can comprise a computing system such as one or more servers, data storage devices, workstations, and the like, networked together and configured to perform the functions described herein.
  • the access control system 1 10 is preferably implemented in a secure environment to prevent both external and internal tampering.
  • the access control system 110 is configured to control access to encrypted data on mobile devices 120. described in more detail with respect to FIG. 4, and in some embodiments the access control system 1 10 is also configured to implement an initial setup or enrollment step. Alternatively, this initial setup can be implemented by a separate system in communication with the access control system 1 10.
  • the mobile device 120 can comprise, for example, at laptop computer (as shown in FIG. 1 ), a personal digital assistant (PDA), a cell phone, or a smart phone such as a Treo or a BlackBerry.
  • the mobile device 120 includes memory for storing encrypted data.
  • Such memory can comprise volatile and/or non-volatile memory such as random access memory (RAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), static random access memory (SRAM), magnetic media, optical media, nano-media, a hard drive, a compact disk, a digital versatile disc (DVD), and/or other devices configured for storing digital or analog information.
  • the communication channel 130 can be fully duplexed and can comprise connections made through one or more networks 140 such as the public switched telephone network (PSTN), wireless telephone networks, the Internet, wide area networks (WANs), and a local area networks (LANs).
  • networks 140 such as the public switched telephone network (PSTN), wireless telephone networks, the Internet, wide area networks (WANs), and a local area networks (LANs).
  • PSTN public switched telephone network
  • WANs wide area networks
  • LANs local area networks
  • FIG. 2 illustrates an exemplary method 200 for accessing encrypted data with the mobile device 120.
  • the method 200 includes steps that a user, for example, can perform to gain access to the encrypted data.
  • the method 200 comprises a step 210 of prearranging a response to a prompt, a step 220 of obtaining a decryption key from an access control system 110. and a step 230 of using the decryption key to decrypt the encrypted data with the mobile device 120.
  • Step 210 of the method 200 can constitute part of an initial setup or enrollment process and can occur any time in advance of step 220.
  • prearranging a response to the prompt in step 210 can include establishing, such as by selecting or being assigned, a unique user name or password as the response.
  • step 210 comprises prearranging a biometrie response to the prompt.
  • step 210 can comprise receiving a prompt and providing the biometrie response such as by speaking into a microphone or video camera, writing on a touch-sensitive pad, placing a finger on a fingerprint reader, and so forth.
  • step 210 can be part of an enrollment process such as described in U.S. Patent Applications 12/119,617 and 12/137,129 noted above. In such an enrollment process, an enrollee can select one or more predefined prompts and provide a response to each.
  • one or more of the prompts can be a personalized prompt created by the enrollee.
  • Step 220 of obtaining a decryption key from an access control system is described more fully with respect to FIG. 3. As illustrated by FIG. 3, step 220 comprises a step 310 of receiving the prompt over a first communication channel from the access control system, a step 320 of providing the response to the access control system, and a step 330 of receiving by the mobile device 120 the decryption key from the access control system.
  • step 220 is initiated by an attempt to access encrypted data.
  • a software application attempting to open a file including encrypted data requests the decryption key from the access control system 110.
  • Applications that are configured to request a decryption key when presented with encrypted data are sometimes referred to as "encryption-aware.”
  • the request can include, for example, a claimant target for the user of the mobile device 120 and/or a device identification specific to the mobile device, and/ or an identification of the encrypted file.
  • the access control system 1 10 determines an appropriate prompt for which a response was prearranged in step 210.
  • step 310 the user of the mobile device 120 receives the prompt over a first communication channel 130 from the access control system 1 10.
  • the user of the mobile device 120 in step 320 provides the response to the access control system 110.
  • the response to the access control system 1 10 in some embodiments, is also provided over the first communication channel, while in other embodiments the response is instead provided over a second communication channel.
  • the prompt can be received over the first communication channel by the mobile device 120 and the response provided over the same communication channel back to the access control system 1 10.
  • the prompt can be received on a cell phone belonging to the user of the mobile device 120 and the response provided either from the cell phone or from the mobile device 120 back to the access control system 110.
  • the access control system 110 determines whether to allow access to the encrypted data. If so, the access control system 110 sends the decryption key and in step 330 the mobile device 120 receives the decryption key. In some embodiments, a digital certificate including the decryption key can be sent by the access control system 110. Thereafter, in step 230 (FIG. 2) the mobile device 120 uses the decryption key to decrypt the encrypted data.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates an exemplary method 400 for controlling access to encrypted data on the mobile device 120.
  • the method 400 includes steps that can be performed by the access control system 110, for example.
  • the method 400 can begin, in some embodiments, with an optional step 410 of storing a response template in association with a prompt.
  • the response template and prompt are further associated with some identifier that allows the prompt to be subsequently retrieved. Examples of such identifiers include a user ID 5 a claimant target, a device identification for the mobile device 120. and an identification of an encrypted data file.
  • the step 410 is performed by the access control system 110. In some other embodiments, the step 410 is performed by another system that can communicate the prompt and response template to the access control system 110.
  • step 410 can be related to step 210 of method 200 in that the access control system 110 in step 410 stores the response template in association with the prompt when the user in step 210 prearranges the response to the prompt.
  • the prompt is a request for a password
  • the response and the response template can be the same, such as an alphanumeric string.
  • the response template can be something derived from the response. For instance, where the prompt constitutes a cue for a verbal answer, the response is the audio data of the user giving the verbal answer, and the response template is something that is derived from the audio data of the verbal answer.
  • step 210 the user prearranges a response to the prompt, "What is your favorite color?" by saying the response "blue” into a microphone of a PC connected to the access control system 110.
  • the access control system 110 in step 410 receives the audio data of the user saying "blue,” creates a response template from the audio data, for example, by applying one or more filters to the audio data, and then stores the response template in association with the prompt.
  • a request for a decryption key is received by the access control system 110 from a mobile device 120.
  • the request can include information from which the access control system 110 can determine a prompt.
  • step 420 can optionally include a step of sending the request to the access control system 110 before the step 310 of receiving the prompt.
  • Step 430 the prompt is sent over a first communication channel to the user of the mobile device.
  • Step 430 includes selecting the prompt based on the information in the request. Where the information specifies an identification of an encrypted data file, for instance, the access control system 110 can retrieve a prompt that was stored in association with that identification. Similarly, where the information specifies an identification of the mobile device, the access control system 110 can retrieve a prompt that was stored in association with the mobile device.
  • the additional information in the request correlates to a record including a plurality of prompts.
  • the step 430 can fuither comprise selecting the prompt to be sent from the plurality of prompts as disclosed in more detail in U.S. Patent Applications 12/119,617 and 12/137,129 noted above.
  • step 430 the prompt is sent over the first communication channel to the user of the mobile device, but not necessarily to the mobile device itself. While the first communication channel can be an Internet channel to the mobile device, the prompt can be sent instead over a wireless telephone channel to the user's cell phone.
  • step 440 the access control system 1 10 receives from the user a claimant response to the prompt. It will be appreciated that step 440 can be related to step 320 of step 220 (FIG. 3) in that the response that the mobile device 120 provides to the access control system 1 10 in step 320 is the claimant response that is received by the access control system 1 10 in step 440.
  • the claimant response can be received, in some embodiments, over the same, or a different, communication channel as the communication channel used to send the prompt in step 430.
  • a match is determined between the claimant response and a response template associated with the prompt. Determining whether or not a match exists between responses and templates is discussed in greater detail in U.S. Patent Applications 12/1 19,617 and 12/137,129 noted above. If no match is found, the method 400 can terminate, though in some embodiments the method 400 repeats, beginning at step 430 with the same or a different prompt. Determining that the match exists signifies that the individual that provided the response to the prompt also was the same individual that prearranged the response to the prompt in method 200.
  • determining the match serves to authenticate the user.
  • method 400 can continue with the optional step 460 of determining a permission to receive the decryption key.
  • flags can be used to indicate the presence or absence of permissions that are associated with such things as the user, the mobile device 120, or the encrypted data.
  • determining a permission encompasses both making a determination that an entity (user, mobile device 120, encrypted data file, etc.) positively has a permission, as well as making a determination that an entity lacks a permission.
  • a flag can be set for the device identification of the reportedly stolen mobile device 120 to signify that the particular mobile device 120 does not have a permission to receive decryption keys.
  • all authenticated individuals can be prevented from accessing encrypted data on a particular mobile device 120 when the security of that mobile device 120 has been called into question.
  • a flag can be set for a user ID to signify that a particular user does not have a permission to receive any decryption keys. In this way a particular authenticated individual can be prevented from having access to all encrypted data on any mobile device 120 that the individual may previously have had access to.
  • a flag can be changed to remove a permission to access a particular encrypted file.
  • all authenticated individuals can be prevented from accessing particular encrypted data on any mobile device 120 when the data has become out-of- date, for instance. It will be further understood that like methods can be employed to allow particular authenticated individuals to have access to some encrypted data on a mobile device 120 while preventing access to other encrypted data.
  • Step 470 can be related to step 330 of step 220 (FIG. 3) in that the decryption key sent to the mobile device 120 in step 470 is the decryption key received by the mobile device 120 in step 330.
  • the access control system 1 10 comprises logic programmed to perform steps of the methods described herein.
  • Such logic can comprise hardware, firmware, software stored on a computer readable medium, or combinations thereof.
  • Logic may include a computing system such as an integrated circuit, a microprocessor, a personal computer, server, distributed computing system, communication device, network device, or the like.
  • logic can be implemented by separate software modules executed on a common server. In other embodiments, logic can be implemented on different computing systems. Logic can also be at least partially integrated together.
  • the access control system 1 10 can also comprise, as part of the logic or separate therefrom, volatile and/ or non- volatile memory such as random access memory (RAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), static random access memory (SRAM), magnetic media, optical media, nano-media, a hard drive, a compact disk, a digital versatile disc (DVD), and/or other devices configured for storing digital or analog information.
  • RAM random access memory
  • DRAM dynamic random access memory
  • SRAM static random access memory
  • magnetic media optical media, nano-media, a hard drive, a compact disk, a digital versatile disc (DVD), and/or other devices configured for storing digital or analog information.
  • the logic can also comprise communications logic that allows the access control system 110 to communicate, for example, with the mobile device 120. In some embodiments the communications logic allows the access control system 110 to interface with multiple mobile devices in parallel.

Abstract

Encrypted data on mobile devices is protected by remotely storing a decryption key. In order to decrypt the encrypted data on the mobile device, the mobile device obtains the decryption key from an access control system that is remote from the mobile device. The access control system can control access to the encrypted data by controlling access to the decryption key. For example, the access control system can implement user authentication as a condition for providing the decryption key. Access to the encrypted data can also be controlled by withholding the decryption key where, for instance, a mobile device has been reported to be lost or stolen, or once an individual's access privilege has been revoked, or at certain times of the day.

Description

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS TO ENCRYPTED DATA STORED ON A MOBILE DEVICE
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001J This application is related to U.S. Patent Application 12/119,617 filed May 13, 2008 and entitled "Multi-Channel Multi-Factor Authentication," and to U.S. Patent Application 12/ 137,129 filed June 1 1, 2008 and entitled "Single-Channel Multi-Factor Authentication," both of which are incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates generally to the field of authentication and more particularly to accessing secured data on mobile devices.
Description of the Prior Art
[0003] Portable devices, such as laptop computers, are commonly used to transport confidential data through public places. Unfortunately, such devices are susceptible to being lost, stolen, or accessed by unauthorized individuals, for example.
This can lead to such problems as the public disclosure of the confidential data, identity theft, the loss of trade secrets to competitors, as well as financial liability and damage to a brand's image in the marketplace.
[0004] One common approach to securing confidential data on mobile devices is the use of encryption. Encrypted data requires a key to be decrypted. However, in order to permit a user of the mobile device to access the confidential data at will, the key is stored on the mobile device, typically protected by a password. A smart criminal or a professional crime organization, for instance, can break such password protections and access first the key and then the data,
SUMiMARY
[0005] An exemplary method for accessing encrypted data with a mobile device comprises prearranging a response to a prompt, obtaining a decryption key from an access control system, and using the decryption key to decrypt the encrypted data with the mobile device. The response can be a biometric response in some instances. Obtaining the decryption key from the access control system, in turn, includes receiving the prompt over a first communication channel from the access control system, providing the response to the access control system, and receiving by the mobile device the decryption key from the access control system. In various embodiments, prearranging the response to the prompt includes establishing a password or a biometric response, for example, as the response. The prompt can comprise a personalized prompt, and can be one of a plurality of prompts in some embodiments. In various embodiments, the response to the access control system is provided over the first communication channel or over a second communication channel. In some embodiments, obtaining the decryption key further includes receiving a prompt for a claimant target and submitting the claimant target. [0006] An exemplary method for controlling access to encrypted data stored on a mobile device comprises sending a prompt to the mobile device over a first communication channel, receiving a claimant response to the prompt, determining a match between the claimant response and a response template associated with the prompt, and sending the decryption key to the mobile device. The claimant response can be a biometric response, for example. In some embodiments the method further comprises storing the response template in association with the prompt. The method can further comprise determining a permission for the user. In various embodiments the method further comprises receiving a request for the decryption key from the mobile device before sending the prompt to the mobile device, and in some of these embodiments the request includes an identification of the mobile device and/or a claimant target. In those embodiments in which the request includes an identification of the mobile device, the method may further comprise determining a permission for the mobile device. In some embodiments, the claimant response to the prompt is received over the first communication channel or over a second communication channel. The method may further comprise sending a prompt for a claimant target and receiving the claimant target, in some instances.
[0007] Systems comprising a computing system are also provided. An exemplary computing system includes logic programmed to send a prompt over a first communication channel, receive a claimant response to the prompt, determine a match between the claimant response and a response template associated with the prompt, and send the decryption key. The logic may be further programmed, in various embodiments, to select a prompt from a plurality of prompts, to store the response template in association with the prompt, and/or to determine a permission for the user and/or the mobile device.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0008] FIG. 1 shows an exemplary environment including a mobile device and an access control unit according to various embodiments of the invention. [0009] FIG. 2 illustrates an exemplary method for accessing encrypted data with a mobile device according to various embodiments of the invention. [0010J FIG. 3 illustrates an exemplary method for obtaining a decryption key from an access control system according to various embodiments of the invention. [0011] FIG. 4 illustrates an exemplary method for controlling access to encrypted data on a mobile device according to various embodiments of the invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0012] The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods that protect encrypted data on mobile devices by storing a decryption key remotely from the mobile device. In order to decrypt the encrypted data on the mobile device, the mobile device obtains the decryption key from a remote site, such as a remote server. The remote server can control access to the encrypted data by controlling access to the decryption key. For example, the server can implement user authentication as a condition for providing the decryption key so that only authorized individuals can access the encrypted data. Access to the encrypted data can also be controlled by withholding the decryption key where, for instance, a mobile device has been reported to be lost or stolen, or once an individual's access privilege has been revoked, or at certain times of the day.
[0013] FIG. 1 shows an exemplary environment 100 for carrying out various methods described herein. The environment 100 comprises an access control system 110 in communication with a mobile device 120 over a communication channel 130. The access control system 1 10 can comprise a computing system such as one or more servers, data storage devices, workstations, and the like, networked together and configured to perform the functions described herein. The access control system 1 10 is preferably implemented in a secure environment to prevent both external and internal tampering. The access control system 110 is configured to control access to encrypted data on mobile devices 120. described in more detail with respect to FIG. 4, and in some embodiments the access control system 1 10 is also configured to implement an initial setup or enrollment step. Alternatively, this initial setup can be implemented by a separate system in communication with the access control system 1 10.
[0014] The mobile device 120 can comprise, for example, at laptop computer (as shown in FIG. 1 ), a personal digital assistant (PDA), a cell phone, or a smart phone such as a Treo or a BlackBerry. The mobile device 120 includes memory for storing encrypted data. Such memory can comprise volatile and/or non-volatile memory such as random access memory (RAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), static random access memory (SRAM), magnetic media, optical media, nano-media, a hard drive, a compact disk, a digital versatile disc (DVD), and/or other devices configured for storing digital or analog information.
[0015] The communication channel 130 can be fully duplexed and can comprise connections made through one or more networks 140 such as the public switched telephone network (PSTN), wireless telephone networks, the Internet, wide area networks (WANs), and a local area networks (LANs).
[0016] FIG. 2 illustrates an exemplary method 200 for accessing encrypted data with the mobile device 120. The method 200 includes steps that a user, for example, can perform to gain access to the encrypted data. The method 200 comprises a step 210 of prearranging a response to a prompt, a step 220 of obtaining a decryption key from an access control system 110. and a step 230 of using the decryption key to decrypt the encrypted data with the mobile device 120. [0017[ Step 210 of the method 200 can constitute part of an initial setup or enrollment process and can occur any time in advance of step 220. As a simple example, where the prompt is a request for a user name or password, prearranging a response to the prompt in step 210 can include establishing, such as by selecting or being assigned, a unique user name or password as the response. In some embodiments, step 210 comprises prearranging a biometrie response to the prompt. Thus, for example, step 210 can comprise receiving a prompt and providing the biometrie response such as by speaking into a microphone or video camera, writing on a touch-sensitive pad, placing a finger on a fingerprint reader, and so forth. As noted, step 210 can be part of an enrollment process such as described in U.S. Patent Applications 12/119,617 and 12/137,129 noted above. In such an enrollment process, an enrollee can select one or more predefined prompts and provide a response to each. In some embodiments, one or more of the prompts can be a personalized prompt created by the enrollee.
[0018] Step 220 of obtaining a decryption key from an access control system is described more fully with respect to FIG. 3. As illustrated by FIG. 3, step 220 comprises a step 310 of receiving the prompt over a first communication channel from the access control system, a step 320 of providing the response to the access control system, and a step 330 of receiving by the mobile device 120 the decryption key from the access control system.
[0019] In some instances, step 220 is initiated by an attempt to access encrypted data. For example, a software application attempting to open a file including encrypted data requests the decryption key from the access control system 110. Applications that are configured to request a decryption key when presented with encrypted data are sometimes referred to as "encryption-aware." The request can include, for example, a claimant target for the user of the mobile device 120 and/or a device identification specific to the mobile device, and/ or an identification of the encrypted file. Based on the request, the access control system 1 10 determines an appropriate prompt for which a response was prearranged in step 210. [0020] Next, in step 310, the user of the mobile device 120 receives the prompt over a first communication channel 130 from the access control system 1 10. In response, the user of the mobile device 120 in step 320 provides the response to the access control system 110. The response to the access control system 1 10, in some embodiments, is also provided over the first communication channel, while in other embodiments the response is instead provided over a second communication channel. Thus, as one example, the prompt can be received over the first communication channel by the mobile device 120 and the response provided over the same communication channel back to the access control system 1 10. As another example, the prompt can be received on a cell phone belonging to the user of the mobile device 120 and the response provided either from the cell phone or from the mobile device 120 back to the access control system 110.
[0021] Once the access control system 110 receives the response, the access control system 110 determines whether to allow access to the encrypted data. If so, the access control system 110 sends the decryption key and in step 330 the mobile device 120 receives the decryption key. In some embodiments, a digital certificate including the decryption key can be sent by the access control system 110. Thereafter, in step 230 (FIG. 2) the mobile device 120 uses the decryption key to decrypt the encrypted data.
[0022] FIG. 4 illustrates an exemplary method 400 for controlling access to encrypted data on the mobile device 120. The method 400 includes steps that can be performed by the access control system 110, for example. The method 400 can begin, in some embodiments, with an optional step 410 of storing a response template in association with a prompt. In some of these embodiments, the response template and prompt are further associated with some identifier that allows the prompt to be subsequently retrieved. Examples of such identifiers include a user ID5 a claimant target, a device identification for the mobile device 120. and an identification of an encrypted data file. In some embodiments, the step 410 is performed by the access control system 110. In some other embodiments, the step 410 is performed by another system that can communicate the prompt and response template to the access control system 110.
[0023] It will be appreciated that step 410 can be related to step 210 of method 200 in that the access control system 110 in step 410 stores the response template in association with the prompt when the user in step 210 prearranges the response to the prompt. Where the prompt is a request for a password, for example, the response and the response template can be the same, such as an alphanumeric string. [0024] On the other hand, where biometrics are involved, the response template can be something derived from the response. For instance, where the prompt constitutes a cue for a verbal answer, the response is the audio data of the user giving the verbal answer, and the response template is something that is derived from the audio data of the verbal answer. For example, in step 210 the user prearranges a response to the prompt, "What is your favorite color?" by saying the response "blue" into a microphone of a PC connected to the access control system 110. The access control system 110 in step 410 receives the audio data of the user saying "blue," creates a response template from the audio data, for example, by applying one or more filters to the audio data, and then stores the response template in association with the prompt. [0025] In an optional step 420. a request for a decryption key is received by the access control system 110 from a mobile device 120. The request can include information from which the access control system 110 can determine a prompt. Such information can include, for example, an identification of the encrypted data file, a user ID, a claimant target, and/ or an identification of the mobile device. It will be understood from step 420 that step 220 of the method 200, shown in FIG. 3, can optionally include a step of sending the request to the access control system 110 before the step 310 of receiving the prompt.
[0026] In a step 430, the prompt is sent over a first communication channel to the user of the mobile device. Step 430, in some embodiments, includes selecting the prompt based on the information in the request. Where the information specifies an identification of an encrypted data file, for instance, the access control system 110 can retrieve a prompt that was stored in association with that identification. Similarly, where the information specifies an identification of the mobile device, the access control system 110 can retrieve a prompt that was stored in association with the mobile device. In some embodiments, the additional information in the request correlates to a record including a plurality of prompts. In these embodiments, the step 430 can fuither comprise selecting the prompt to be sent from the plurality of prompts as disclosed in more detail in U.S. Patent Applications 12/119,617 and 12/137,129 noted above.
[0027] It will be appreciated that in step 430 the prompt is sent over the first communication channel to the user of the mobile device, but not necessarily to the mobile device itself. While the first communication channel can be an Internet channel to the mobile device, the prompt can be sent instead over a wireless telephone channel to the user's cell phone. [0028] Next, in step 440 the access control system 1 10 receives from the user a claimant response to the prompt. It will be appreciated that step 440 can be related to step 320 of step 220 (FIG. 3) in that the response that the mobile device 120 provides to the access control system 1 10 in step 320 is the claimant response that is received by the access control system 1 10 in step 440. The claimant response can be received, in some embodiments, over the same, or a different, communication channel as the communication channel used to send the prompt in step 430. [0029] In step 450 a match is determined between the claimant response and a response template associated with the prompt. Determining whether or not a match exists between responses and templates is discussed in greater detail in U.S. Patent Applications 12/1 19,617 and 12/137,129 noted above. If no match is found, the method 400 can terminate, though in some embodiments the method 400 repeats, beginning at step 430 with the same or a different prompt. Determining that the match exists signifies that the individual that provided the response to the prompt also was the same individual that prearranged the response to the prompt in method 200. In other words, determining the match serves to authenticate the user. [0030] Provided that a match is found, method 400 can continue with the optional step 460 of determining a permission to receive the decryption key. For example, flags can be used to indicate the presence or absence of permissions that are associated with such things as the user, the mobile device 120, or the encrypted data. As used herein, "determining a permission" encompasses both making a determination that an entity (user, mobile device 120, encrypted data file, etc.) positively has a permission, as well as making a determination that an entity lacks a permission. [0031] In a situation where a mobile device 120 has been reported to be stolen, for instance, a flag can be set for the device identification of the reportedly stolen mobile device 120 to signify that the particular mobile device 120 does not have a permission to receive decryption keys. Here, all authenticated individuals can be prevented from accessing encrypted data on a particular mobile device 120 when the security of that mobile device 120 has been called into question. Likewise, a flag can be set for a user ID to signify that a particular user does not have a permission to receive any decryption keys. In this way a particular authenticated individual can be prevented from having access to all encrypted data on any mobile device 120 that the individual may previously have had access to. As another example, after a certain date or a span of elapsed time, a flag can be changed to remove a permission to access a particular encrypted file. Here, all authenticated individuals can be prevented from accessing particular encrypted data on any mobile device 120 when the data has become out-of- date, for instance. It will be further understood that like methods can be employed to allow particular authenticated individuals to have access to some encrypted data on a mobile device 120 while preventing access to other encrypted data. [0032] Provided that a match was found in step 450, and that access was not blocked in step 460, then in step 470 the decryption key is sent to the mobile device 120. Step 470 can be related to step 330 of step 220 (FIG. 3) in that the decryption key sent to the mobile device 120 in step 470 is the decryption key received by the mobile device 120 in step 330.
[0033J The access control system 1 10 comprises logic programmed to perform steps of the methods described herein. Such logic can comprise hardware, firmware, software stored on a computer readable medium, or combinations thereof. Logic may include a computing system such as an integrated circuit, a microprocessor, a personal computer, server, distributed computing system, communication device, network device, or the like. For example, logic can be implemented by separate software modules executed on a common server. In other embodiments, logic can be implemented on different computing systems. Logic can also be at least partially integrated together.
[0034] The access control system 1 10 can also comprise, as part of the logic or separate therefrom, volatile and/ or non- volatile memory such as random access memory (RAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), static random access memory (SRAM), magnetic media, optical media, nano-media, a hard drive, a compact disk, a digital versatile disc (DVD), and/or other devices configured for storing digital or analog information. The logic can also comprise communications logic that allows the access control system 110 to communicate, for example, with the mobile device 120. In some embodiments the communications logic allows the access control system 110 to interface with multiple mobile devices in parallel. [0035] In the foregoing specification, the invention is described with reference to specific embodiments thereof, but those skilled in the art will recognize that the invention is not limited thereto. Various features and aspects of the above-described invention may be used individually or jointly. Further, the invention can be utilized in any number of environments and applications beyond those described herein without departing from the broader spirit and scope of the specification. The specification and drawings are, accordingly, to be regarded as illustrative rather than restrictive. It will be recognized that the terms "comprising," "including," and "having," as used herein, are specifically intended to be read as open-ended terms of art.

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CLAIMS What is claimed is:
1. A method for accessing encrypted data with a mobile device, the method comprising: prearranging a response to a prompt; obtaining a decryption key from an access control system including receiving the prompt over a first communication channel from the access control system, providing the response to the access control system, and receiving by the mobile device the decryption key from the access control system; and using the decryption key to decrypt the encrypted data with the mobile device.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein prearranging the response to the prompt includes establishing a password as the response.
3. The method of claim 1 or 2 wherein prearranging the response to the prompt includes establishing a biometric response as the response.
4. The method of claim 1, 2, or 3 wherein the prompt comprises a personalized prompt.
5. The method of claim 1-3 or 4 wherein the prompt is one of a plurality of prompts.
6. The method of claim 1-4 or 5 wherein the response to the access control system is provided over the first communication channel.
7. The method of claim 1-5 or 6 wherein the response to the access control system is provided over a second communication channel.
8. The method of claim 1-6 or 7 wherein the response is a biometric response.
9. The method of claim 1-7 or 8 wherein obtaining the decryption key further includes receiving a prompt for a claimant target and submitting the claimant target.
10. A method for controlling access to encrypted data stored on a mobile device, the method comprising: sending a prompt to the mobile device over a first communication channel; receiving a claimant response to the prompt; determining a match between the claimant response and a response template associated with the prompt; and sending the decryption key to the mobile device.
1 1. The method of claim 10 further comprising storing the response template in association with the prompt.
12. The method of claim 10 or 1 1 further comprising receiving a request for the decryption key from the mobile device before sending the prompt to the mobile device.
13. The method of claim 12 wherein the request includes an identification of the mobile device.
14. The method of claim 13 further comprising determining a permission for the mobile device.
15. The method of claim 10-13 or 14 further comprising determining a permission for the user.
16. The method of claim 10-14 or 15 wherein the claimant response to the prompt is received over the first communication channel.
17. The method of claim 10-15 or 16 wherein the claimant response to the prompt is received over a second communication channel.
18. The method of claim 10- 16 or 17 wherein the claimant response is a biometric response.
19. The method of claim 10- 17 or 18 further comprising sending a prompt for a claimant target and receiving the claimant target.
20. A system comprising: a computing system including logic programmed to send a prompt over a first communication channel; receive a claimant response to the prompt; determine a match between the claimant response and a response template associated with the prompt; and send the decryption key.
21. The system of claim 20 wherein the computing system includes logic further programmed to select a prompt from a plurality of prompts.
22. The system of claim 20 or 21 wherein the computing system includes logic further programmed to store the response template in association with the prompt.
23. The system of claim 20, 21, or 22 wherein the computing system includes logic further programmed to determine a permission for the user.
24. The system of claim 20-22 or 23 wherein the computing system includes logic further programmed to determine a permission for the mobile device.
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